Poverty has led to a considerable rise in crime, greater public insecurity and a series of social protests led by the unemployed; the protests mainly involve the occupation of public buildings and the blockading of roads.
La pobreza ha ocasionado una considerable elevación del nivel de criminalidad y de inseguridad ciudadana y una serie de protestas sociales encabezadas por los desocupados, principalmente toma de locales públicos y cortes de rutas.